East River Flats body identified as 56-year-old woman; no link to other cases, MPD says
Minneapolis authorities identified the body found near East River Flats Park as 56-year-old Karen Sognesand and said her death occurred Saturday with no known link to other cases.[1]
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Sognesand's death occurred sometime on Saturday, the day her body was found.[1] The Minneapolis Police Department said the case shows no known connection to the body recoveries at Bde Maka Ska or near the Stone Arch Bridge.[1] Police said the recoveries included the East River Flats case on Saturday night and a body along the east shore of Bde Maka Ska on Sunday morning.[2] A third body was recovered near the Stone Arch Bridge around 1 p.m. Monday, and that scene was investigated by University of Minnesota police.[2]
Park police first announced an investigation after a body was found near East River Flats Park, the initial report said.[3] More recent coverage listed several bodies recovered near Minneapolis waterways but noted police have said they do not see a connection between the cases.[1]
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- The body found near East River Flats Park has been identified as 56-year-old Karen Sognesand.
- The Hennepin County Medical Examiner says Sognesand’s death occurred sometime on Saturday, the day her body was found.
- The Minneapolis Police Department says Sognesand’s case has no known connection to the Bde Maka Ska or Stone Arch Bridge body recoveries, or to other incidents.
- Police say three bodies were found in Minneapolis over three days: the East River Flats Park case on Saturday night, a body recovered Sunday morning along the east shore of Bde Maka Ska, and a third found near the Stone Arch Bridge around 6th St and Main St SE at about 1 p.m. Monday; the Stone Arch Bridge scene was investigated by University of Minnesota police.
- FOX 9 frames these as several recent bodies found near water but emphasizes that police see no linkage at this time.
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- The body found near East River Flats Park has been identified as 56-year-old Karen Sognesand.
- The Hennepin County Medical Examiner says Sognesand’s death occurred sometime on Saturday, the day her body was found.
- MPD states Sognesand’s case has no known connection to the Bde Maka Ska or Stone Arch Bridge body recoveries, or to other incidents.
- FOX 9 frames this as part of several recent bodies found near water, but emphasizes police see no linkage at this time.
- Reports a third body found near the Stone Arch Bridge around 6th St and Main St SE at about 1 p.m. Monday, investigated by University of Minnesota police.
- Notes that another body was recovered Sunday morning along the east shore of Bde Maka Ska, in addition to the East River Flats Park case from Saturday night.
- States that police have not indicated any evidence these three Minneapolis cases are connected.